[URL=”http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/03/13/owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-car-accident”][ATTACH=CONFIG]194360.vB5-legacyid=876[/ATTACH][/URL]Augustus Owsley-Stanley, aka “Bear” has died in a car crash in Australia.

The linked story doesn’t mention anything of his audio guy period.

He was more famous as an “underground chemist” but I knew him better as someone who always wanted to try something new to make the band SOUND better.

 He was also a world class curmudgeon.

[URL]http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/03/13/psychedelic-icon-owsley-stanley-dies-in-australia/[/URL]

another link that at least mentions him and his sound work

[URL]http://www.jambands.com/news/2011/03/13/owsley-bear-stanley-dies-in-car-accident[/URL]